Morgan (singer)

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Morgan
“Morgan50: birthday in concert” at the Parioli Theater in Rome in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Marco Castoldi
Born	(1972-12-23) 23 December 1972 (age 51) Milan, Italy
Genres	Alternative rock electronic rock experimental rock synthpop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals bass piano keyboards guitars ukulele harmonica glockenspiel
Member of	Bluvertigo

Marco Castoldi (born 23 December 1972), better known by his stage name Morgan, is an Italian singer and musician. His musical genres are mainly alternative rock and electronic rock, sometimes experimental rock and synth-pop. He has also been a judge for eight seasons in the Italian version of The X Factor, winning five of them through acts he mentored: Aram Quartet (series 1 – 2008), Matteo Becucci (series 2 – 2008–9), Marco Mengoni (series 3 – 2009), Chiara Galiazzo (series 6 – 2012) and Michele Bravi (series 7 – 2013).

He is also a founding member of Bluvertigo, an Italian band formed in 1992. Morgan has 3 daughters; the first, Anna Lou Castoldi, with Asia Argento.

Discography[edit]

Solo[edit]

• 2003: Canzoni dell'appartamento
• 2004: Il suono della vanità
• 2005: Non al denaro, non all'amore né al cielo
• 2007: Da A ad A
• 2008: È successo a Morgan
• 2009: Italian Songbook Volume 1
• 2010: Morganicomio
• 2012: Italian Songbook Volume 2
• 2020: La musica seria
• 2023: ...e quindi, insomma ossia

With Bluvertigo[edit]

• 1995: Acidi e basi
• 1997: Metallo non metallo
• 1999: Zero - ovvero la famosa nevicata dell'85
• 2001: Pop Tools
• 2008: MTV Storytellers (live)

Collaborations[edit]

• Franco Battiato in album Gommalacca
• Antonella Ruggiero in Registrazioni moderne
• Alice in her albums Exit, Personal Juke Box and Viaggio in Italia
• Subsonica in Discoteca Labirinto
• Cristina Donà in album Nido
• Paola & Chiara in Arsenico
• Mauro Pagani in Parole a caso
• Banco del Mutuo Soccorso in No palco
• Modena City Ramblers in Appunti partigiani
• Patty Pravo in Il vento e le rose
• Artisti uniti per l'Abruzzo in Domani 21/04.09
• Bugo in Sincero

Producer[edit]

• Mao in Black Mokette
• Soerba in Playback
• La Sintesi in L'eroe romantico
• Aram Quartet in the song Chi (Who)

Filmography[edit]

• 2002: Perduto amor by Franco Battiato
• 2003: Il siero della vanità by Alex Infascelli – musician
• 2004: Ingannevole è il cuore più di ogni cosa by Asia Argento – musician
• 2006: Transylvania of Tony Gatlif – interpreters Milan
• 2006: Il quarto sesso (2006) of Marco Costa – musician, interprets Karl Marx

Bibliography[edit]

• 1998: Dissoluzione (Bompiani - I buchi neri)
• 2008: In pArte Morgan (Eleuthera)
• 2014: "Il libro di Morgan - Io l'Amore la Musica gli Stronzi e Dio" (Einaudi stile libero)
• 2022: Parole d'aMorgan (with Pasquale Panella)

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morgan (singer).

• Morgan official website
• Bluvertigo Myspace site
• Morgan's discography on Rockit.it